五君子煎 治脾胃虚寒呕吐泄泻而兼湿者。
人参 白术(炒) 茯苓 干姜(各等分) 炙甘草(减半)
上 咀。水煎服。
理中汤 治太阴病。自利不渴。阴寒腹痛。短气咳嗽。霍乱呕吐。饮食难化。胸膈噎塞
。或疟疾瘴气瘟疫。中气虚损。久不能愈。或中虚生寒等证。
人参 白术(炒) 干姜(炒) 炙甘草(各三两)
上为末。每服二三钱。水煎温服。
益黄散 治脾胃虚寒。(又名补脾散)
陈橘皮(一两) 青橘皮 诃子肉 甘草(各半两锉炒) 丁香(二钱)
上为细末。每服二钱。水一盏。煎至六分。食前温服。东垣先生云。阎孝忠编集钱氏方
。以
益黄散补土。又言风旺必克脾土。当先实其脾。昧者不审脾中寒热。一例用补脾药。又不审
药中有丁香青皮。辛热大泻肺金。脾虚之症。岂可反泻其子。惟寒水反来侮土。中寒呕吐。
腹痛泻痢青白。口鼻中气冷。益黄散神治之药也。如因服热药巴豆之类过剂损其脾胃。或因
暑天伤热积热损其脾胃。而成吐泻。口鼻中气热而成慢惊者。不可服之。
六君子汤 治脾胃虚弱。饮食少思。或久患疟痢。或食饮难化。或呕吐吞酸。或咳嗽喘
促。若虚火等证。须加炮姜。其功尤速。
人参 白术(炒) 茯苓(各二钱) 炙甘草 制半夏 陈皮(各一钱)
上姜枣水煎。
附子理阴煎 治真阴虚弱。胀满呕哕。(有物无声曰吐。有声无物曰哕。有物有声曰呕
。)痰饮恶心。
吐泻腹痛。及命门火衰。阴中无阳等证。
熟地(三五七钱或一二两) 当归(二三钱或五七钱) 制附子(一二三钱) 炙甘草(一二
干姜(炒黄一二钱)或加肉桂(一二钱)
水二钟煎七八分热服。(此方系理阴煎加附子。故名附子理阴煎。其理阴煎功用甚宏。
详见本书。兹未细录。)
六味回阳饮 治阴阳将脱等症。
人参(一二两或数钱) 制附子(二三钱) 炮干姜(二三钱) 炙甘草(一钱)
熟地(五钱或一两) 当归身(三钱如泄泻者或血动者以冬术易之多多益善)
水二钟。武火煎七八分温服。如肉振汗多者加炙黄 四五钱。或一两。
或冬白术三五钱。如泄泻者。加乌梅二枚。或北五味二十粒。亦可。如阳虚上浮者。加茯苓
二钱。如肝经郁滞者。加肉桂二三钱。
胃关煎 治脾肾虚寒作泻。或甚至久泻腹痛不止。冷痢等症。
熟地(三五钱或一两) 山药(炒二钱) 白扁豆(炒二钱) 炙甘草(一二钱)
焦干姜(一二三钱) 吴茱萸(制五七分) 白术(炒一二三钱)
水二钟。煎七分。食远温服。泻甚者。加肉豆蔻一二钱。面炒用。或破故纸亦可。气虚
甚者。加人参随宜用。阳虚下脱不固者。加制附子一二三钱。腹痛甚者。加木香七八分。或
加浓朴八分。滞痛不通者。加当归二三钱。滑脱不禁者。加乌梅二个。或北五味子二十粒。
若肝邪侮脾者。加肉桂一二钱。
冲和饮 治感冒风寒。头疼发热。肩背拘急。恶心呕吐。腹痛膨胀。兼寒湿相搏。四肢
拘急。冷气侵袭。腰足疼痛。
苍术(米泔水浸一宿去粗皮锉片炒微黄色一两二钱) 人参(去芦) 前胡(去芦) 桔梗(炒各五钱)
枳壳(去穣麸炒微黄色) 麻黄(去节) 陈皮(去白各三钱) 川芎 白芷
半夏(汤洗七次姜汁浸晒干炒) 当归(酒洗) 薄桂(去粗皮) 赤茯苓(去皮)
白芍药(各一钱半) 干姜 浓朴(去粗皮姜汁浸一宿慢火炒干各二钱) 甘草(炙七钱半)
上锉。每服二钱。水一盏。姜二斤。葱白一根。煎七分。无时温服。伤冷恶心呕吐。煨
姜同煎。开胃进食。加枣子煎。空心温投。寒疝痛。入盐炒茱萸茴香同煎。
当归散 顺调气血。和解表里。爽利心腹。疏理百病。及治温热停积自痢。
烦躁不宁。
当归(去芦酒洗) 赤芍药(各二两) 甘草(半生半炙一两) 大黄(半生半泡一两二钱) 川芎 麻黄(制各
半两)
Wujunzi Decoction (Five Gentlemen Decoction): Treats vomiting and diarrhea caused by deficiency-cold of the Spleen and Stomach, accompanied by dampness.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, equal parts), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, half dose).
Cut the above herbs. Decoct in water and take orally.
Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction): Treats Taiyin disease (Disease of the Taiyin channel/syndrome). Symptoms include spontaneous diarrhea without thirst, abdominal pain due to yin-cold, shortness of breath and cough, cholera with vomiting, difficulty in digesting food, and a sensation of obstruction in the chest and diaphragm. It is also used for Qi deficiency of the Middle Jiao resulting from malaria, miasma, or epidemics that persist for a long time; or for syndromes such as middle-jiao deficiency generating cold.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, stir-fried), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, each 3 liang).
Grind the above herbs into powder. Take 2-3 qian per dose, decoct in water, and take warm.
Yihuang San (Enrich Yellow Powder): Treats deficiency-cold of the Spleen and Stomach. (Also known as Bupi San, Tonify Spleen Powder).
Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1 liang), Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), He Zi Rou (Terminalia Chebulae Fructus), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, each 0.5 liang, cut and stir-fried), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 2 qian).
Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen, and take warm before meals. Mr. Dongyuan stated that Yan Xiaozhong, in compiling Qian Yi's formulas, used Yihuang San to tonify Earth (Spleen). He also said that excessive Wind will inevitably overcome Spleen Earth, so one should first solidify the Spleen. Ignorant practitioners fail to examine whether there is cold or heat in the Spleen and uniformly use Spleen-tonifying medicines. They also fail to realize that the formula contains Ding Xiang and Qing Pi, which are acrid and hot and greatly drain Lung Metal. For Spleen deficiency syndromes, how can one drain its child organ (Lung)? Only when Cold Water counter-rebels against Earth, presenting with middle-cold vomiting, abdominal pain, green or white dysentery/diarrhea, and cold breath from the mouth and nose, is Yihuang San a miraculous medicine. However, if vomiting and diarrhea result from excessive intake of hot medicines like Ba Dou (Crotonis Fructus) damaging the Spleen and Stomach, or from summer heat injuring the Spleen and Stomach with accumulated heat, leading to slow convulsions characterized by hot breath from the mouth and nose, this formula must not be used.
Liujunzi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction): Treats Spleen and Stomach weakness, lack of appetite, or chronic malaria and dysentery, or difficulty in digesting food, or vomiting with acid regurgitation, or cough with wheezing and rapid breathing. If there are deficiency-fire symptoms, Pao Jiang (Prepared Ginger) must be added for particularly rapid efficacy.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried), Fu Ling (Poria, each 2 qian), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root), Zhi Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, each 1 qian).
Decoct with fresh ginger and jujube in water.
Fuzi Liyin Jian (Aconite Nourishing Yin Decoction): Treats true Yin deficiency, abdominal distension and fullness, vomiting, and hiccups. (Vomiting with matter but no sound is called "Tu"; hiccups with sound but no matter is called "Yue"; vomiting with both matter and sound is called "Ou"). Phlegm-fluid retention causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with abdominal pain, and Mingmen fire decline, Yang absent within Yin.
Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 3-5-7 qian or 1-2 liang), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2-3 qian or 5-7 qian), Zhi Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, 1-2-3 qian), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 1-2 qian), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, stir-fried until yellow, 1-2 qian), or add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, 1-2 qian).
Decoct in two zhong of water until reduced to 7-8 fen, and take hot. (This formula is Liyin Jian with added Fuzi, hence the name Fuzi Liyin Jian. The efficacy of Liyin Jian is profound; see this book for details, not recorded here in detail.)
Liwei Huiyang Yin (Six-Ingredient Return Yang Decoction): Treats syndromes of impending collapse of Yin and Yang.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1-2 liang or several qian), Zhi Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, 2-3 qian), Pao Gan Jiang (Prepared Ginger, 2-3 qian), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 1 qian), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 5 qian or 1 liang), Dang Gui Shen (Body of Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 3 qian; if diarrhea or bleeding occurs, replace with Dong Zhu [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma], more is better).
Decoct in two zhong of water using vigorous fire until reduced to 7-8 fen, and take warm. If muscle tremors and profuse sweating occur, add Zhi Huang Qi (Prepared Astragali Radix) 4-5 qian, or 1 liang, or Dong Bai Zhu 3-5 qian. If diarrhea occurs, add Wu Mei (Mume Fructus) 2 pieces, or Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) 20 grains, which is also acceptable. If Yang deficiency leads to floating upward, add Fu Ling (Poria) 2 qian. If Liver channel stagnation occurs, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 2-3 qian.
Weiguan Jian (Stomach Gate Decoction): Treats diarrhea caused by Spleen and Kidney deficiency-cold, or even prolonged diarrhea with unceasing abdominal pain, cold dysentery, etc.
Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 3-5 qian or 1 liang), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, stir-fried, 2 qian), Bai Bian Dou (Lablab Semen Album, stir-fried, 2 qian), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 1-2 qian), Jiao Gan Jiang (Charred Ginger, 1-2-3 qian), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus, prepared, 5-7 fen), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried, 1-2-3 qian).
Decoct in two zhong of water until reduced to 7 fen, and take warm at a considerable distance from meals. For severe diarrhea, add Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen) 1-2 qian, stir-fried with flour, or Po Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus) is also acceptable. For severe Qi deficiency, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) as appropriate. For Yang deficiency with downward collapse and instability, add Zhi Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) 1-2-3 qian. For severe abdominal pain, add Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 7-8 fen, or add Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) 8 fen. For stagnation pain with blockage, add Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 2-3 qian. For incontinence/slippage, add Wu Mei (Mume Fructus) 2 pieces, or Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) 20 grains. If Liver pathogen rebels against the Spleen, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1-2 qian.
Chonghe Yin (Harmony Decoction): Treats cold damage from wind-cold, headache and fever, stiffness and tension in shoulders and back, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and distension, combined with struggle between cold and dampness, stiffness and tension in four limbs, invasion of cold qi, and pain in waist and feet.
Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water overnight, remove coarse skin, cut into slices, stir-fried until slightly yellow, 1 liang 2 qian), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix, remove rhizome), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, stir-fried, each 5 qian), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus, remove pulp, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, remove joints), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, remove white pith, each 3 qian), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in boiling water, soaked in ginger juice, dried, stir-fried), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-washed), Bo Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove coarse bark), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, remove skin), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, each 1.5 qian), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, remove coarse bark, soaked in ginger juice overnight, stir-fried dry over slow fire, each 2 qian), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 7.5 qian).
Cut the above herbs. Take 2 qian per dose, add one zhan of water, 2 jin of fresh ginger, and one root of scallion white. Decoct until reduced to 7 fen, and take warm at any time. For cold injury causing nausea and vomiting, decoct with Wei Jiang (Baked Ginger). To open the stomach and promote appetite, decoct with dates and take warm on an empty stomach. For cold hernia pain, add salt-stir-fried Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) and Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus) and decoct together.
Dang Gui San (Angelica Powder): Smooths and regulates Qi and Blood, harmonizes the exterior and interior, clears the heart and abdomen, resolves various diseases, and treats self-dysentery caused by accumulation of warm-heat, restlessness, and agitation.
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove rhizome, wine-washed), Chi Shao Yao (Red Paeoniae Radix, each 2 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, half raw, half honey-fried, 1 liang), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, half raw, half soaked, 1 liang 2 qian), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, prepared, each 0.5 liang).